"Whenever you are in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude." William James
Relationships
The Self-Awareness Assessment
I love long drives because I am able to process my thoughts without interruption. While on a two-hour drive to my mom’s house, my mind was half on autopilot. I found my thoughts drifting to something weighing on me that I had not really taken the time to deal with properly. I knew I eventually had to face this problem and it meant having a conversation I was dreading.
Habits
Lately I have been more mindful of my habits. I actually started writing down my habits as I noticed them. I put them into two lists: The first list has the habits that serve me and the second list comprises the habits that take away from me.
Just Do It
Just start writing, I told myself as I sat at Starbucks for several minutes contemplating what I’d write this week’s Monday Motivation about. I now realize I was totally overthinking it. In the midst of an unproductive brainstorming session with myself, the thought came to me clear as day: “Just start writing.” So I did, and here I am writing this week’s Monday Motivation, with little or no clarity on what I will write about. That, alone, was the hindrance keeping me from starting to write. What I mean by that is the not knowing, the lack of certainty and lack of clarity were preventing me from beginning.
